Interactive maps

For links to all interactive learning materials, go to the geography games page.

African geography

Capitals of Africa interactive map: an interactive map of the capital cities of Africa, showing population statistics, and giving some topographical and historical background information on the urban area. Not all population statistics given on this map are comparable, as the dates of population censuses vary, as do the measures of city population (urban area, greater metropolitan area etc.) Many African cities are expanding rapidly, and current population figures are often unknown. You will learn the official names of the countries, their populations, and the language that the inhabitants speak. To test your knowledge of these cities, play the African countries quiz.

Countries of Africa interactive map. Interactive map for learning the 55 countries of Africa. Study the official names of the countries, their population sizes, and the commonly spoken languages of each country. Africa is the second largest continent by area, and the second most populous. We also make a African countries quiz for kids and geography students of all ages.

Asian geography

Capitals of Asia interactive map: an interactive map of the capital cities of Asia, showing population statistics, and giving some topographical and historical background information on the city. Information given here uses the latest estimates In some cases there may be quite some years since the most recent census.

There are different measures of population size; one might consider the population within a particular administrative area, the city proper, the main urban area, or the greater metropolitan area. You may find the order of cities in lists of the world's largest cities varies depending on the measurement used. As Asia contains over half the world's population, and the world's most populous countries, most of the world's largest cities are in Asia. Eastern China and South Asia have a high concentration of mega-cities and some of the world's most densely populated cities. Many of these largest cities are not capital cities. For example, Shanghai, Mumbai, Ho Chi Minh and Karachi (by certain measures) are the largest cities of China, India, Vietnam and Pakistan respectively, but are not capital cities. China has over 50 cities with populations exceeding 2 million inhabitants. See how well you know these major world cities by playing the Asian capital cities quiz.

Countries of Asia interactive map: An interactive map of the countries of Asia showing country population statistics, official country names, capitals, flags and languages spoken. Asia is the largest continent and is home to around 60% of the world's population. There are 48 countries in Asia. Palestine and Taiwan are also included on the map, although these entities are not recognized by all countries of the world. Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan lie in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia, and feature in the Asian section, although some this region to be part of Europe. Practice this Asian geography subject with the countries of Asia quiz.

States of India interactive map: Interactive map for learning the states and union territories of India. In total there are 29 states and 7 union territories. If you mouse over a state or union territory on this map an info-box will appear telling you whether the entity is a state or a territory, as well as the population and size of the territory or state. India is a federal union, which means considerable political power is given to the states. If you wish to test your knowledge of the geography of the subcontinent, try the States of India quiz.

European geography

Capitals of Europe interactive map: Europe contains many of the world's most beautiful cities and some of the best-preserved architecture. Relative to other parts of the world, European capital cities are not home to particularly large percentages of their country’s populations. Most cities are not growing as quickly as cities in other parts of the world as European countries' economies and populations are not growing quickly. Note that both urban and metropolitan population statistics are given when the difference is significant. Play the fun visual European capitals quiz.

Countries of Europe interactive map: an interactive map of the countries of Europe showing country population statistics, full official country names, capital cities, national flags and major languages spoken. There are different geographical or political definitions of Europe. Geographically Europe is situated on the western part of the Eurasian land-mass, though there are different opinions regarding where precisely the border between Asia and Europe runs. Some countries may be culturally and politically closer to one continent but geographically lie in the other. Europe covers around 2% of the Earth's total surface. Europe has the highest population density of the continents. See how well you know the region with the European countries quiz.

North American geography

USA interactive map for learning the 50 states of the United States of America with geographical information on the population of each state, the area of the state, the capital, and the date the state was admitted to the Union. After using this interactive geography map you can play the game. Note that Alaska and Hawaii are not given to scale on this map. Hawaii is situated 2,100 miles southwest of California in the Pacific Ocean and is smaller relative to the continental USA as shown on this map. 500 miles of Canada separates Alaska from the State of Washington. For a fun game for revising the region's geography, play the States of the USA quiz.

World geography

World countries interactive map: this map shows all of the independent countries of the world, as well as a few other important political dependencies. Geographical information given includes each country's population statistics, capital city name and the most commonly spoken languages. The country names used here are the official names of the countries. Insets are given for showing certain smaller countries of the Persian Gulf (Arabian Gulf), the Caribbean and southwestern Europe. Play world countries quiz.

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